1998 Salem Open – Singles

The 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6–12 April 1998.

Singles
1998 Salem Open
Final
Champion	Kenneth Carlsen^[1]
Runner-up	Byron Black
Score	6–2, 6–0
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1.   Michael Chang (first round)
2.   Tommy Haas (first round)
3.   Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
4.   Brett Steven (first round)
5.   Vince Spadea (second round)
6.   Martin Damm (second round)
7.   Gianluca Pozzi (quarterfinals)
8.   Kenneth Carlsen (champion)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final^[1]
		Byron Black	6^5	7	7
		Sébastien Lareau	7	5	6^4
								8	Kenneth Carlsen	6	6
									Byron Black	2	0
	3	Thomas Johansson	2	2
	8	Kenneth Carlsen	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		C Vinck	6	3	6
	1	M Chang	4	6	1				C Vinck	1	2
		B Black	6^3	7	6				B Black	6	6
		H Dreekmann	7	5	2											B Black	6	6
		D Prinosil	6^7	6	6										7	G Pozzi	4	0
		S Pescosolido	7	0	1				D Prinosil	4	6^4
	7	G Pozzi	7	7				7	G Pozzi	6	7
		T Ketola	5	5																			B Black	6^5	7	7
		S Lareau	6	6^5	6																		S Lareau	7	5	6^4
	4	B Steven	4	7	3				S Lareau	7	6
		D Nestor	6	7					D Nestor	6^5	3
		B MacPhie	4	5												S Lareau	6	7
		Ó Burrieza	6	7												Ó Burrieza	1	6^4
		M Tebbutt	3	6^3					Ó Burrieza	6	6
	6	M Damm	6	7				6	M Damm	4	4
		D Vacek	4	6^7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		S Stolle	6	6
	5	V Spadea	1	3					S Stolle	7	6
		B Ellwood	6	6					B Ellwood	6^5	4
		W Wong	1	2												S Stolle	6^6	5
		D Wheaton	7	3											3	T Johansson	7	7
		A Boetsch	5	1	R				D Wheaton	3	6	1
	3	T Johansson	6^2	6	6			3	T Johansson	6	3	6
		S Campbell	7	0	3																	3	T Johansson	2	2
	8	K Carlsen	7	6																		8	K Carlsen	6	6
		P Nyborg	5	3				8	K Carlsen	3	7	6
		G Grant	7	6					G Grant	6	'6^3	4
		A O'Brien	5	1											8	K Carlsen	7	6
		G Motomura	7	0	7											N Godwin	5	1
		R Vašek	6^2	6	6^1				G Motomura	3	6	0
		N Godwin	6	6					N Godwin	6	4	6
	2	T Haas	3	4

References

1. "1998 Hong Kong". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}